NFF endorses Davidson Owumi as LMC’s CEO-designate

The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr
Amaju Melvin Pinnick has approved the recommendation of the League
Management Company (LMC) for the appointment of Mr Davidson Owumi
as the new Chief Executive Officer of the organizing body for the
Nigeria Professional Football League.

Owumi, who has had a stellar career both as a player in and
outside Nigeria and as a club administrator, is expected to resume
office after the upcoming annual general meeting of the League
Management Company. He replaces Hon. Nduka Irabor, a celebrated
journalist and former Member of the House of Representatives, who
was the first Chairman of the LMC before becoming its CEO, and
resigned from the position months ago.

“The LMC has started the new season on a positive note, putting
their best foot forward with the telecast of the matches on NPFL.TV
and some star games on NTA. The excitement is back and the spirit
is right. It is the right time to bring in a class act like Owumi
to help in steering the ship in the sterling direction that it has
assumed,” NFF President Pinnick said on Wednesday.

Davidson Owumi is a titan in Nigeria domestic football as player
and administrator of note. He started playing the game from his
primary school days, and then played for Government College,
Ughelli, NEPA FC and NNPC FC both of Warri, Flash Flamingoes,
Bendel United, Sharks FC of Port Harcourt among others, and had
stints in Greece, Cyprus, Qatar and Spain in his professional
football odyssey. He also featured briefly for the Senior National
Team.

The debonair Owumi emerged the League’s highest goal scorer in
1993, and three years later became Coach of 1977 Africa Cup
Winners’ Cup champions, Rangers International FC of Enugu. Since
then, he has served as Chairman of the club, served as MD/CEO of
Warri Wolves, served as Board Member of Nigeria Premier League and
as Chairman of the Nigeria Premier League. He is presently General
Manager of Rangers International FC of Enugu.

“Owumi’s pedigree is impressive and we believe he will greatly
complement the work that the LMC has been doing and help drive the
new thinking, new vision and new direction. It was not an easy task
to secure his release by the Enugu State Government to take up the
LMC CEO’s position, and we quite understand. He is an asset to any
establishment,” Pinnick added.

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